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JUST ANNOUNCED! Benjy Davis Project will be performing with Sister Hazel TOMORROW, 11/3 at the Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge. BUY TICKETS to this show and you'll be offered discounted tickets for Benjy Davis Project's XMAS show on 12/18 at...

xCoffeexCorex JUST ANNOUNCED! Benjy Davis Project will be performing with Sister Hazel TOMORROW, 11/3 at the Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge. BUY TICKETS to this show and you'll be offered discounted tickets for Benjy Davis Project's XMAS show on 12/18 at the Varsity Theater! This is your only chance to get a discount on the XMAS show tickets. Discounted tickets are only available in person. DONT MISS OUT!! Watch the video announcement from Benjy Davis Project! tag:redsticklive.com,2009:/cblog//6.64 2009-08-11T03:21:21Z 2009-08-11T21:48:55Z

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Red Stick http://redsticklive.com This is our community blog, where anybody can register and post links, photos, videos or their own news story. The most interesting and popular public posts will be featured on the main Red Stick Live page. tag:redsticklive.com,2009:/cblog//6.194 2009-07-21T16:02:29Z 2009-07-21T16:02:29Z

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Okay. What is this new phenomenon of people eulogizing their loved ones on their vehicle windshields?"R.I.P. Tammy 7/16/81 - 6/10/09. We love you, babe!" written next to a quaint jagged (ripped?) broken heart.Somehow, I don't think Tammy would appreciate being...

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"R.I.P. Tammy 7/16/81 - 6/10/09. We love you, babe!" written next to a quaint jagged (ripped?) broken heart.

Somehow, I don't think Tammy would appreciate being memorialized on a Ford F-150 windshield after she and the two tons of metal she was using as a cell phone booth was wrapped around a cement light post somewhere near Jigger, La.

I have a mental image of the deceased's loved ones, en masse hoofing it to the Hobby Lobby to buy some white grease pencils to inscribe folksy epitaphs in memory of Tammy on the back windshields of their jacked-up rides--the ones with the backward-spinning vertigo-inducing hubcaps--written in poor penmanship beside the micturating Calvin & Hobbes rip-off cartoon appliqués.

What ever happened to tombstones? A simple wooden cross? A tasteful vase on a fireplace mantle? I'm sure if Tammy wanted to advertise her desire for solitude, she'd not have chosen an mobile advertisement on some Bubbamobile with a do-it-yourself aerosol Rust-oleum Krylon paint job.

The only acceptable written automotive coup de grâce would be one suggested for Dorothy Parker's tombstone: "This one's on me." Like a nice stiff bourbon. Neat. With a twist.]]> tag:redsticklive.com,2009:/cblog//6.88 2009-06-18T15:50:22Z 2009-06-18T15:50:22Z

As a board member of the Baton Rouge Gallery center for contemporary arts (www.batonrougegallery.org), I was dismayed to learn at our monthly board meeting that Gov. Jindal has stated he will veto the Legislature's reinstatement of DAF and SAG art...

stone http://www.rubberbullet.com As a board member of the Baton Rouge Gallery center for contemporary arts (www.batonrougegallery.org), I was dismayed to learn at our monthly board meeting that Gov. Jindal has stated he will veto the Legislature's reinstatement of DAF and SAG art grant funds to the state budget. It is expected that the will override the veto, but because of time constraints, this may have to wait until a special session is called. The Gallery and many other cultural and arts programs depend heavily on grant funds just to operate. During this year's session, the Legislature has confirmed its commitment to making Culture, Recreation and Tourism programs and services available to its member organizations. The House and Senate, through legislation, added funding for the following programs: $3,267,566 Decentralized and Statewide Arts Grants $2,000,000 Tourism Marketing Funds $2,200,000 State Aid to Public Libraries $2,278,266 State Historic Sites $675,000 World Cultural Economic Forum $455,000 Main Street Program $391,734 Retirement Development Commission Total: $11,267,566. Total amendments added to House Bill 1 The Governor stated on Monday, however, that he will veto the sources from which these funds would come. This action places the Office of Lieutenant Governor's CRT budget back to the original cuts the Governor proposed in his executive budget. Those original cuts reduce the state tourism marketing funds by $4.8 million, thus impacting Louisiana's ability to advertise as a premier tourist destination and will impact businesses of all sizes in the hospitality industry, which will suffer from fewer visitors. In turn, fewer visitors means decreased tax dollars in the state's general fund. The original cuts also will force all 16 state historic sites to close to the public all but two days a week. Additionally, three new state parks scheduled to open would remain closed. According the OLG-CRT, an original investment of $34 Million to build these parks would become a loss to the state. The original cuts also will result in an 85% cut to Decentralized Arts Funding and cause reductions in library services throughout the state. The executive budget impairs the OLG-CRT's ability to market Louisiana, threatens educational programs offered at state historic sites, and reduces the effectiveness of other programs. The loss of this $11.2 million represents the loss of important programs and services that provide significant benefits, and enhanced quality of life, and a high return on investment for Louisiana. Please contact your legislators and voice your support of overriding Gov. Jindal's veto of this important source of funding for so many arts and cultural programs that enrich our lives.